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'''Atlantic Records''' ('''Atlantic Recording Corporation''') is an ] ] best known for its many recordings of ], ], and ].<ref></ref> Long one of the most important American independent labels, Atlantic now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of ], which consolidated Atlantic Records and the ] into one label in 2004.<ref name="right to work">Veiga, Alex. . ]: March 3, 2004</ref> ] is currently Chairman of Atlantic Records. ] served as "Founding Chairman" until his death on ], ] at age 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003522075|publisher=Billboard|date=2006-12-14|author=Cohen, Jonathan|title=Industry Icon Ahmet Ertegun Dies At 83}}</ref> The label also has a number of deals with independents such as ] (which brought ] and ] into the label)<ref></ref> and ] in ], home to ] artists such as ].<ref></ref>

==History==
The label was founded in 1947 by ] and ].<ref name=msnbc>{{cite news|title=Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun dies|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16212086/|date=]|page=1|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-05-28}}</ref><ref name=rollingstone>{{cite news|title=Rock & Roll Founding Father Ahmet Ertegun Dies at 83|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/12811234/rock__roll_founding_father_ahmet_ertegun_dies_at_83|date=]|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-05-28|first=James|last=Sullivan}}</ref> Upon its creation, Atlantic was principally a ] and ] label,<ref name=msnbc/> signing ] from 1952-1959,<ref>{{cite news|title=Ray Charles dead at 73|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/10/obit.charles/ | date=]|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-05-28}}</ref> though it also released some ] recordings as well. In the early fifties Ahmet was joined by ]<ref name=wexlernyt>{{cite news|title=The Soul of Jerry Wexler | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7D7163BF93AA1575BC0A965958260 | date=]|page=1|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-05-28|first=Leo|last=Sacks}}</ref> and then ].<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|title=Atlantic Records founder Ertegun dead at 83|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-14-ahmet-ertugun_x.htm|date=]|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-05-28|first=Steve|last=Jones}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ahmet Ertegun, Founder of Atlantic Records, Dies|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/arts/music/14cnd-ertegun.html?ex=1323752400&en=1a3048af7bb6cf84&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|date=]|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-05-28|first=Tim|last=Weiner}}</ref> From February 7, 1955<ref>{{cite news|title=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame biography of Nesuhi Ertegun|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/nesuhi-ertegun|accessdate=2007-05-28}}</ref> Nesuhi headed the label's ] division and was responsible for major signings such as ] and ];<ref name=usatoday/> later ] became Nesuhi's full-time assistant from the success of his produced album ''The Laws of Jazz'' by flutist ].<ref>{{cite web| last = Bailey| first = C. Michael| title = 32 Jazz: Anthropology New and Old| publisher = All About Jazz| date = September 1999| url = http://www.allaboutjazz.com/articles/a0999_01.htm| accessdate = 2007-07-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Ankeny| first = Jason| title = Joel Dorn - Biography| publisher = ]| url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wbfuxql5ldde~T1 | accessdate = 2007-08-05 }}</ref> Although it began as an independent record company, it became a major player in the music business in the 1960s, with mainstream ] signings like ].<ref name=wexlernyt/> Competing ] included ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ahmet's Atlantic: Shake, Rattle and Roll|url=http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,169279,00.html|date=]|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-05-28|first=Richard|last=Corliss}}</ref>

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The engineer, and later producer, ] headed Atlantic's engineering department. Several sub-labels have been created or acquired since then. ] was started in 1955 by Herb Abramson. ] (the record label of ]) was purchased in November 1955. Others including ]<ref></ref> and ] became part of the Atlantic group. In 1960, Wexler began a distribution relationship between Atlantic and ]-based ].<ref name=rollingstone/><ref>{{cite web
| last =Kurutz
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| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:i8ae4j271wai~T1
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| publisher =All Media Guide
| accessdate =2006-06-28
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Todd|title=Atlantic Records: A label with soul|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/30/atlantic.records/index.html|accessdate=2007-05-31|last=Leopold|date=]|publisher=CNN}}</ref> The association with Stax ended in 1968. Atlantic was acquired by ] in 1967. Initially, it and Atco were to be run entirely separate from WB-SA's other labels, ] and ].<ref></ref> One of Atlantic's major signings around this time was British rock band ]. The band had a deal with Atlantic Records directly from 1968-1973. After this contract ran out, they started their own vanity label, ]. It signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels.

In 1969, WB-SA was sold to the ], which later became Warner Communications. After buying ] and its sister label ] the following year, Kinney combined the operations of all of its record labels under a new holding company, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic, or WEA for short, and also known as Warner Music Group. WEA was also used as a label for distributing the company's artists outside North America.

In May 1988, the label held a 40th Anniversary concert, broadcast on ]. This 11-hour concert<ref>{{cite news
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| url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE0DE163BF934A35757C0A96E948260
| accessdate = 2007-07-27 }}</ref> featured performances by a large number of their artists and included reunions of some rock legends like ] and ] (being ]'s first full band performance since being released from prison).<ref>{{cite web
| last = Perry
| first = Shawn
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| title = The Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Bash
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In 1990, Warner Communications merged with Time Inc. (owners of the aforementioned HBO), forming ]. That same year, ] founded ], which Atlantic owned a 50% stake in. Interscope released notable ] titles — many in conjunction with ]. Pressure from activist groups opposed to gangsta rap, however, later led to parent company Time Warner's decision to sell Atlantic's stake in the label to ] in 1995.<ref></ref>

In late 2003, Time Warner sold Warner Music Group to a group of investors for $2.6 billion. The deal closed in early 2004, consolidating ] and Atlantic into one label operated in the ].<ref name="right to work"/>

In 2006, the label denied ] permission to release "]", a ] of ]'s "You're Beautiful", despite Blunt's own approval of the song. Atlantic claimed that it was "too early" in Blunt's career, and that they didn't want Blunt to become a ].<ref name="Stone">{{cite web| url = http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2006/09/19/weird-al-yankovic-dishes-on-james-blunt-discusses-his-role-as-the-whitest-nerdiest-rock-star-ever/| title = Weird Al Yankovic Dishes on James Blunt, Discusses His Role as the Whitest, Nerdiest Rock Star Ever| accessdate = 2007-07-27| last = Skaggs| first = Austin| authorlink = Austin Skaggs| date = 2006-09-19| work = Rolling Stone Rock and Roll Daily| publisher = ]| language = ]}}</ref> Although Yankovic could have legally gone ahead with the parody anyway, his record label, ], thought that it was best not to "go to war" with Atlantic.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web| url = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5482774| title = Free 'Weird Al' Yankovic!| accessdate = 2007-11-13| language = ]}}</ref> The parody was released onto ] as a free download, and can be legally accessed and downloaded from Yankovic's . Later he recorded two more parodies, ], and ], to replace You're Pitiful.

In 2007, the label celebrated its 60th anniversary with the May 2 ] broadcast of the '']'' documentary ''Atlantic Records: The House that Ahmet Built'' and the simultaneous ] CD release of ''Atlantic 60th Anniversary: R&B Classics Chosen By Ahmet Ertegun''.<ref>{{cite web
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==Artists==
{{Main article|List of former Atlantic Records artists}}
{{Main article|List of current Atlantic Records artists}}

==References==
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==See also==
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==External links==
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* {{YouTube channel|AtlanticVideos}}

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